SEBASTIAN — Two men turned themselves in to police Wednesday in connection with an attempted robbery in which a man was kidnapped, beaten, stripped of his pants and called an anti-gay slur, police reported.

Christopher Simes and Christian Lopez-Wheeler, both 19 and from Palm Bay, were arrested Wednesday in the case.

They joined Matthew Evans, 20, of Vero Beach, at the Indian River County Jail.

Each man was charged with attempted robbery, while Simes and Evans also were charged with kidnapping.

The man told a detective he had used Instagram to arrange a sexual encounter with Simes and Evans. He met the two Nov. 18 at the Sebastian River Landing clubhouse, near Sebastian Boulevard and 90th Avenue.

Christian Lopez-Wheeler(Photo11: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

When the accuser arrived about 11 p.m., Evans put him in a chokehold and called him an anti-gay slur while Simes sped down the street, police said.

Lopez-Wheeler was waiting with a gun in a parking lot at San Sebastian Park, according to arrest warrants.

Police said Evans and Lopez-Wheeler demanded cash, then beat the man until he passed out as Simes looked on. The man suffered a broken nose and a depression in his cheekbone.

Matthew Evans(Photo11: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)